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10 Dec 2016 1:59:32am

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Mr Boswell,

"The problem with that is they do not have the honesty to tell us what they do believe in."

This particular atheist does not 'believe in’ anything that is unsupported by objective evidence. Simple as that. The religious have failed to convince me of the truth of, or need for, any of their claims. Contrary to your assertion, that is an entirely honest position to adopt. For the record, unfounded accusations of dishonesty would fall into the category of 'rudeness' – on which you seem to be basing some of your position.

"They wish to ignore God without telling me what I should believe in."

Why is it necessary for you to 'believe in' anything? As a corollary to this question, you are judging atheism by your own standards. Evidently you value belief. I do not - and I would suggest that most atheists are of a similar mind - although they are no doubt capable of expressing their own views. When one does not value beliefs that are unsupported by evidence, there is no need for such belief. And, importantly, no need to ‘tell’ you what you should or should not 'believe in.' You have created something for the atheist to address that is not in any way important or relevant to the discussion. Until you can explain why ‘belief in’ anything is of some importance then you cannot claim any form of high ground by suggesting atheists are in some nebulous way diminished by not ‘telling’ you what you ‘should believe in.’

Finally, please provide some objective evidence to prove that atheism is something other than disbelief in god(s) or kindly refrain from describing it as 'dishonest' or 'a lie'.